ASTRI And Intel Help Mobile Network Operators Support Small Cell Networks

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) is a major R&D initiative of Networking Software in ASTRI to accelerate network evolution to virtualized network that delivers high performance, high availability and management agility. Intel has invited ASTRI as an Ecosystem partner of the Intel® Network Builders programme which seeks to increase ecosystem alignment, leading to the design of world-class solutions by SDN/NFV vendors.

Leveraging on the Intel® Open Network Platform Server (ONP Server), ASTRI has developed LTE core network solution, consisted of virtualized Small Cell Gateway and virtualized Evolved Packet Core (EPC). The solution gives mobile network operators (MNOs) a flexible and high performance tool to build out dense small cell networks. For details, please visit https://networkbuilders.intel.com/docs/Intel-and-ASTRI-Help-Mobile-Network-Operators-Support-Small-Cell-Networks.pdf.

The solution developed by ASTRI is now showcased in the Network Infrastructure Solutions Library of Intel® https://networkbuilders.intel.com/solutionslibrary. To learn more about Intel® Network Builders, please visit: https://networkbuilders.intel.com.

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Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) is founded in 2000 by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. As Hong Kong’s largest government-funded research and development centre, ASTRI is a key force and super connector driving innovation and technology advancement in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and the global innovation ecosystem. This role is strengthened through its merger with Nano and Advanced Materials Institute (NAMI).

Committed to bringing high impact research from lab to market, ASTRI advances interdisciplinary, market driven R&D that delivers practical innovations for industry and meaningful benefits for society.

Its technological strengths and capabilities enable AI powered, cross disciplinary ICT and advanced materials solutions across Smart City, FinTech, Digital Health and Life Sciences, New Industrialisation and Intelligent Manufacturing, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Advanced Electronics, New Energy and Energy Storage, and Green and ESG Technologies.

Over the years, ASTRI has cultivated a strong pool of I&T talent and earned numerous international awards for its pioneering innovations and contributions to industry and the community. Following the merger with NAMI, ASTRI’s cumulative global patent portfolio has grown to over 1,500, with more than 2,200 technologies successfully transferred to industry.

With enhanced scale and capabilities, ASTRI is uniquely positioned to elevate Hong Kong’s innovation capacity, accelerate technology commercialisation, and drive societal and economic progress through world class applied research.

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